SPORTS PEOPLE: FOOTBALL

Raiders Put Hostetler on Waivers

Published: June 18, 1997

The Oakland Raiders placed quarterback JEFF HOSTETLER on waivers yesterday, a move that had been expected since the team signed the free agent JEFF GEORGE to a five-year, $27.5 million contract in February.

The 36-year-old Hostetler, who played nine seasons for the Giants, had spent the past four seasons with the Raiders. He started 13 games in 1996, completing 60 percent of his passes (242 of 402).